“I have been "in denial" for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often gives a lovely light.”

“My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends —
It gives a lovely light.”

“She only felt that the candle would burn better, the packing go easier, the world be happier, if she could give and receive some human love.”

“Love is not a candle burning down. Life is. And love and life are not the same or else Love, having choice, nobody would ever die.”

“Man loves company — even if it is only that of a small burning candle.”

“It is better to curse the darkness than to light a candle, because, first of all, how much light is one candle going to shed anyway? And secondly, what is there to see that is so important? Whereas cursing is always satisfying. The next time I find myself in the dark, I will curse heartily.”

“Give of thy love, nor wait to know the worth
Of what thou lovest; and ask no returning.
And wheresoe'er thy pathway leads on earth,
There thou shalt find the lamp of love-light burning.”

“I could almost see common sense and denial fighting away at each other within her. In the end, denial won, as it so often does.”

“I can see the fire burning
Burning right behind your eyes
I can see the fire burning, baby
Burning right behind your eyes
You must've swallowed a candle
Or some other kind of surprise.”

“When life descends into the pit
I must become my own candle
Willingly burning my self
To light up the darkness around me.”